UK,
1948, 81 min
Directed by:
Compton BennettCinematography:
Reginald H. WyerComposer:
Benjamin FrankelCast:
Ann Todd, Eric Portman, Maxwell Reed, Bill Owen, Jane Hylton, Maurice Denham, Garry Marsh, Andrew Crawford, John TurnbullPlots(1)
Eddie, who works as a hangman under an assumed name, conceals this other job when he gets married and sets up home with his girl on a barge in the river Thames where he directs a barge business. Tragedy strikes when his assistant, Olaf, tries to seduce his wife and after a fight between the two men, the hangman is presumed drowned. The woman commits suicide and Olaf is sentenced to hang. (San Sebastian International Film Festival)
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